This week in the engines portion of this quarter, I learned how much just a tiny bit of contaminate can cause a lot of wear and in turn a lot of damage to the entire engine. In our class discussion today we talked about all of the different things that cause excessive wear; one other example of a cause being clutch misuse/overuse or general operator mistake, we also got the chance to look at many cases of excessive engine wear. 

Also this week I completed the B section of the engines module in caterpillar basics. I am unable to complete the A section because of technical difficulties which should be solved by this afternoon, but after several hours of computer wrestling I have decided that it is better for both our healths if I discontinue for the day, so until tomorrow….

Hours this week: 25

Hours total: 322

Already this week, I reassembled my part of the 3516 Caterpillar engine and completed my precision measurement project. Also I posted the precision measurement paper for the Mercedes.  

I finally finish my darn car and its running good. I also finished up the measurements on my 3516 engine and now its time to reassemble. One lesson I learned this week I learned how (not from my own actions) the lack of the right pieces will most likely not be the last time you have to look at it because it’s probably going to cause bigger issues. I borrowed a car while mine was in the shop and I replaced the rotors and pads and clips and anti wobble springs the owner of the vehicle had replaced the brake pads previously and did not put the anti wobble springs in there and that caused very bad uneven wear and in turned rotor damage.

Hours this week: 57

Hours total: 297